Old English

Alternative forms

• gafel, gaful, gæfel, ġeabul, ġeafl, ġeafol, gofol, ġebel

Noun

gafol n

1. gift, offering
2. tribute, tax, duty; due, debt
3. interest, usury; profit; rent

Declension

Descendants

• English: gavel

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *gabalō ‎(“fork”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰabʰ- ‎(“boar-spear, fork, groin”). Cognate with Old Saxon gavala, gaflia ‎(“fork”), Old High German gabala ‎(“twi-pronged or multi-pronged fork”), Dutch gaffel, gavel ‎(“fork”), German Gabel ‎(“fork”), Old Irish gabul ‎(“fork, forked branch”). More at gaffle.

Noun

gafol f

1. fork

Declension

Synonyms

• forca
• force